Don’t waste your hard earned money on a fake counterfeit designer handbag or
purse! That hefty investment you make $200-$800 in a fake designer handbag or
purse can end up being worthless. If you are going to buy a new purse, invest in
something of value, not cheap imitations. ALWAYS insist on a money back
guarantee!

Why in the world would anyone want to buy a fake designer handbag or poor
quality? I just can’t comprehend spending good money purchasing a fake designer
purse. It doesn’t even begin to make sense to me, even if the purse looks like the
real thing. When you know it’s not authentic - why bother?

Above all else, be aware that buying a counterfeit item is illegal, period.

Counterfeit designer merchandise has a sub-culture all its own. I’m not sure if
people enjoy the fact they are getting something resembling the real thing at lower
cost, or if they just don’t understand the quality, durability and value of authentic
designer handbags in the first place.

I find humor in it now, but pre-internet, the counterfeit handbag purchasing
process seemed mysterious and intriguing. It felt as though you were somehow
privileged to know how to buy these uncommon goods. Pre-internet, the only way
to locate a fake bag was through word of mouth. Wholesalers of counterfeit bags
still make sales by appointment only. There are signs throughout the store
reminding you “ALL SALES FINAL.”

It involved a sort of cloak and dagger approach when walking into wholesale stores,
asking to talk to the manager and introducing yourself as a friend of a friend.
Introductions were all made through word of mouth referrals. There’s no advertising
at all. Unlike online purchases, where everyone boldly claims their goods are
authentic.

The counterfeit shopping experience is intriguing. You can almost feel the illicit
connection made with the handbag underground. All you want is a new purse, a
designer copycat, something that looks like the real thing without the hefty price
tag. The irony in all of this is the reality of the experience. They are NOT
inexpensive.

In reality, you pay a lot of money for junk. Maybe the leather is good, and maybe it
is not. How would you know? Have you seen the real thing to compare? If you did,
you certainly wouldn’t be investing in a fake after handling the real thing! Solid
metal hardware, rich sumptuous leather and finely crafted details trump the plastic
& vinyl attachments, poorly stitched linings and knock-off logo’s cheaply glued to
counterfeit designer purses and handbags.

We know the best designer handbags and leather goods are made in Italy and
France. No need to drop names here, we all know the top sellers. Fakes might be
made in Italy or France, and they may not. You never know. Most of the people you
are dealing with are hustling you to make a big profit on something of little worth
and definitely of no real value.

The evolution of designer handbags has made its mark world wide. Every woman
with fashion sense wants to carry a new, hot, high-end designer handbag, and the
price is not cheap. On an average, the retail boutique price for a new designer purse
starts at about $1000. That’s a hefty price to pay to feel good when you leave the
house. I know some women who carry bags costing more than their cars! The
Hermes handbag collection of some of my clients’ totals more than the initial cost of
my first home!

The Internet has opened a flood gate of ecommerce sites for handbags. There are
more than enough websites selling purses these days. And, the best stores sell
authentic designer merchandise, not fakes. The difficulty comes in trying to
determine the real from the fake and make the distinction clear.

Here are a few tips for identifying a website selling fake counterfeit designer
handbags and purses:

1. A new store comes online just in time for holiday shopping.

2. The new website’s contact information is missing or obscure.
3. The new website’s registration information (Whois.com) is “private.”
4. You can’t locate the owners.
5. The same style or design of a bag is available in many colors.
6. The website sells only three or four designer brands.
7. The handbags look like items you’ve seen on many other websites,
8. Prices are too good to be true less than half of retail.
9. There are page after page of similar items.
10. There’s one page of authentic-looking bags, but the rest of the website
    contains the same bag in every color under the sun!

I’ve seen websites come and go over the past ten years online. First, the sites selling
fakes offered Gucci, Fendi and Prada. Then, there were the ones selling strictly Louis
Vuitton and Chanel. The Hermes Birkin and Kelly bag are still prolific in the
counterfeit world, but they are not as commonly seen online as the other Designers.

The most commonly counterfeited handbags today are: BALENCIAGA, TODS, CELINE,
and CHLOE. Plus, the old-time favorites are still hotter than ever in the counterfeit
market: GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON, HERMES, FENDI and PRADA. I recently saw even
LAMBERTSON TRUEX smooth calf leather fake bags, too.

With all the choices out there, how can you tell if you are buying a genuine product?
Well, in reality you just don’t know unless you really know the product well. I am a
purse expert, but sometimes I’ve been fooled, too. Most of the time, I know what
I’m doing, and I buy the right thing.

Three rules I use to make a handbag purchases online:

1. Ask before you buy.

2. Talk with the owner of the site ONLY!
3. Obtain a full money-back guarantee for authenticity.

I asked a wholesaler if his bags were guaranteed authentic, and I was told, “Yes,
they are gauranteed to be 100% made in Italy.” Another wholesaler told me, “Our
bags are the best quality.” Yes, but are they authentic designer goods? I’ve also
heard, “The man who made this bag worked for the Design House for over 20 years.
Of course, it’s authentic!” Wrong. If you don’t get a straight answer, pass on the
purchase.

Please don’t blindly believe everything you see and especially not what you are told.
I arranged a meeting with a wholesaler at a well-known annual conference. The
bags I pre-ordered were authentic items, yet when the order arrived, they were
obviously not exactly like those styles shown at the pre-order sale. Be careful. Buy
from a website or seller who has been online for a very long time. Over the past ten
years selling online, I can honestly say that the best lessons I’ve learned were from
customers who did their homework. Talk to people, share your insights, and please
… let’s all stamp out fakes online!

About the author.

Anna Miller is the President of i-GlobalMall.com, Inc. She has been buying and
selling Designer Handbags and purses of all price ranges online for over ten years.
She’s been around the handbag block, and she’s heard and seen it all! Anna
operates an ecommerce site at http://www.efashionhouse.com/designerhandbag.html Guaranteed authentic or your money back Designer
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